[url=http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/sinsofasolarempire/index.html?q=sins solar empire&tag=result;title;0]Sins of the Solar Empire[/url]"This isn't just the first great strategy game of 2008. It's also an absolute must-have if you love space strategy."-9.0

SPOREWill Wright is a genius( he created games like Sim City and SIMS)..and thisgame of his is one the most ambitious game in development right now.

Disciples III: RenaissanceDisciples II: Dark Prophecy was one of best turn-based fantasy strategy gamesof last few years. It was released in 2002,around the same time such "monsters"from this subgenre like Heroes4,Age of Wonders 2 and Etherlords were released.And yet it stood proudly next to them and secured it's place as one of premier franchises of this type. Now it's back in full 3D and done by Akella.

DemigodNew strategy game from GasPoweredGames, makers of Supreme Commander(8.7), a mix of RTS and RPG gameplay heavily inspired by DoA mod for Warcraft3

SocietyA MMORTS without fees. From makers of GalacticCivilizations2(9.0)

Cities UnlimitedCity Life turned out be a very good(7.8 from GS) city-builder that achieved quitenice financial success, so now Monte Cristo is preparting a follow up with muchbigger budget and increased depth (in atempt to satisfy SimCity fans who weredissapointed by Sim City Societies)

Untitled Napoleonic era wargameThe Lordz, a group of modders know for the excellent Napoleonic Total War I and II mods for Medieval:TW and Rome:TW is going commercial. Their game will be TotalWar-like, withdeep strategy level where we'll be able to take command of least 10 different nations as well as huge and realistic battles (with various units formations, morale system, terrain effects etc)

Supreme Ruler 2020Supreme Ruler 2010 was described by Gamespot as "Complexity and accessibility are rarely so well-balanced in a strategy game." and awarded it 7.6 score. The sequel will be in full 3D and with bigger budget thanks to Paradox backing.

Penumbra: Black PlagueThe Penumbra series comes to a close with more creeps and physics-based puzzles.- 8.0 from Gamespot

Sam and Max Season Episode 201: Ice Station Santa "Just slightly below Reality 2.0 on the list of great episodes; it’s laugh-out-loud funny, with very intelligent puzzle design and a totally demented self-contained story whichinterjects demonic possession into a sacred holiday. An absolute must-play."- 9.0 from Adventuregamers

Sam and Max Season 2 Episode 201: Ice Station Santa "There are criticisms, to be sure, but ultimately they feel like small nitpicks on what is an intelligent and wildly creative episodic adventure that continues the series with the requisite lunacy."- 8.0 from Adventuregamers

Sam and Max Season 2 Episode 204: Chariots of the Dogs"It is the Sam & Max episode we have been waiting for. After flirting with elements of perfection, the elusive goal is finally attained. This is the game to remind you why you love adventure games."- 10/10 from Adventuregamers

The ExperimentThe Experiment overcomes its clichéd beginnings with original gameplay.- 7.5 from Gamespot

Jack KeaneYou'd have to be pretty hard-hearted not to enjoy Jack Keane. It may be a little too cutesy in some spots and the puzzles may be a bit too obtuse or conventionalin others, but the sheer sense of cartoon adventure that permeates every frame drives the game over these potholes.- 7.0 from Gamespot

The Lost Crown: a Ghosthunting Adventure"The Lost Crown is beautiful to look at and good for a few scares. If you have the patience to get past its many rough edges, you’ll find a thoroughly playable adventure underneath."-7.0 from Adventuregamers

Mata HariAdventure game from 4Head (most well known for Europa 1400 (8.5) ), designed and written by Lucas Arts veterans: Hal Barwood and Noah Falstein ( guys behind Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade as well as legendary Indiana Jones games The Fate of Atlantis)

HeavenAn Adenture game from Stephan Martiniere(visual art director at Cyan where he worked on Uru: Ages Beyond Myst, Uru: The Path of the Shell and Myst 5), Dylan Cole(who worked on the films Superman Returns, Daredevil and The Chronicles of Riddick) and former employees from Digital Domain( James Cameron's special effects company)

OverclockedAn adventure game described as "present-day thriller game about the psychological dimensions of violence.", from House of Tales, makers of "Moment of Silence" (AdventureGamers-4/5, JustAdventure-A-)

King's Bounty: the LegendFantasy tactical RPG. Player will walk around big world map, do quests, subquests ,upgrade his character, etc. Simply typical RPG stuff, but the combat will resemble a strategy game. It will be turn-based ,you will gather big parties etc. The game is developed by the team that made Space Rangers 2(8.1 at Gamespot)

Drakensang: The Dark EyeFinally a new game based of DarkEye pen and paper RPG (previously used in wonderful Realms of Arkania series)

DropshipA turn-based SF wargame with RPG elements developed by ex-Troika guys using the Source engine

AfterfallIndie roleplaying game following the good old school principles of the genre: non-linearity, turn-based combat, lots of roleplaying and decisions having real effect on the game world

Reluctant HeroAn innovative RPG that follows entire career of your character, till his very death from old age. By makers of Kult:Heretic Kingdoms (74% at Gamerankings)

Space SiegeSF action-RPG from GasPoweredGames, a team behind games like Dungeon Siege(8.4) and it's sequel(7.9) and Supreme Commander (8.7).

Hard to be GodIsometric RPG set in world created by Strugacki's brothers. Co-developed by Akella

Mount and BladeIndie RPG with revolutionary combat system(realistic swordplay, archery, mounted combat, total insanity), recently Paradox has becamed it's publisher which will translate to more money for development and polish.

The Broken HourglassAn old-school Baldurs Gate 2-like RPG, done by Planewalker Games-indie team consisting of cRPG modders, lead by Jason Compton (the best BG2 modder, he did wonders to NPC and party members dynamic interaction). The game takes place in Tolmira (sword-and-sorcery setting, which PlaneWalker licensed) has isometric perspective, unlimited party, complex party-to-party interactions, lots of good old-school roleplaying and real-time with pause combat system

DeathspankEpisodic mix of RPG and adventure game from Ron Gilbert (creator of Monkey Island)

City of Abandoned ShipsFans have been waiting for real sequel to Sea Dogs for many years. We had to suffer through two failed atempt: Pirates of Caribbean and Age of Pirates. Fortunately fans were able to salvage those two and with many mods bring them closer to original Sea Dogs. This time Akella decided not to take any risks and simply hired Seaward(company formed by creators of those mods) to make this game.

"Montjoie! is a good board game that’s become a great computer game. (...) Fans of board games or the strategy genre should definitely check out Montjoie!, as its one of thebest adaptations of a board game you’ll see on the PC: c’est magnifique!"-

Circulate certainly falls into the old cliché of “easy to learn, hard to master.” It’s alwaysnice to play something different that all those click management and match-3 games thatpopulate the puzzle genre, and the rotational mechanics of Circulate certainly are justthat. Circulate breathes some fresh air into a typically bland and repetitive genre.-